TABLE TABLE 7.2 TIMSS Ranking and Average Scores of Math Achievement for Grade 4 Students, 2011
Rank*CountryScore
1.Singapore606
2.Korea605
3.Hong Kong602
4.Chinese Taipei591
5.Japan585
6.N. Ireland562
7.Belgium549
8.Finland545
9.England542
10.Russia542
11.United States541
12.Netherlands540
Canada (Quebec)533
Germany528
Canada (Ontario)518
Australia516
Italy508
Sweden504
New Zealand486
Iran431
Yemen248
*The top 12 groups are listed in order, but after that not all the jurisdictions that took the test are listed. Some nations have improved over the past 15 years (notably, Hong Kong, England) and some have declined (Austria, Netherlands), but most continue about where they have always been.
Sources: Mullis et al., 2012a; Provasnik et al., 2012.